Albion eyes retail clients for VCT market

Follows VCT changes announced in 2025 Autumn Budget

Sophia Panayi
clock • 2 min read

Albion has highlighted how venture capital trusts (VCT) can be a way for retail clients to access private investments rather than just being a tax mitigation vehicle.

At a round table held yesterday (22 September), Albion chose to highlight how the changes to VCT rules have benefitted the market, with VCTs now "less constrained" by how big a company gets before it is no longer applicable. The 2025 Autumn Budget confirmed an increase the gross assets requirement that a company must not exceed for the VCT to £30m from £15m immediately before the issue of the shares or securities, and £35m from £16m immediately after the issue. Additionally, the government increased the annual investment limit a company can raise to £10m and increased the company's li...

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